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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 11-26 Citizens win battle, stop rezoning for McDonald's THE REVIEW Citizens win battle, stoprezoning for McDonald's • i By MARY LEE HAGERT city council at the Nov.29 meeting ap- told the council members. McDonald's was north of a Mr. Steak locating in the area. unanimously.The denial went against a . peared swayed by the arguments It is projected that the restaurant will Restaurant and south of the National "I see no value in putting another Maplewood Planning Commission One of McDonald's Restaurant jingles favoring the rezoning put forth by Mike increase traffic by approximately 300 Cash Register office building.To the west McDonald's in the area when there is 'recommendation to approve the rezoning (210 is"We do it all for you!" Asaad,a McDonald's corporate official. cars per day.This will probably not be of the parcel is the interstate. another one only a mile and a half away," application. i Apparently a group of.residents in Asaad offered to have his company pay viewed from an engineering standpoint as "I'd like to see the place reserved as a Thomas stated. western Maplewood and the city council for a safety patrol system in the neigh- a major impact on the traffic in the area," professional office building,"stated one IN OTHER ACTION the council: \ members thought another McDonald's borhood to assist school children at street Asaad said. of the citizens speaking out against the AFTER HEARING arguments on both —Approved the final planned unit \ Restaurant was not going to do what they crossings. He said the restaurant em- - He pointed out that Roselawn Avenue is oezoning. sides of the rezoning issue,Councilman development for the 57-unit Maple Knoll ,v, wanted. - ployees would man the patrol, which a"major collector"street and is designed "This is one of the best pieces of vacant Earl Nelson said, "I distinctively Townhouse development. The federally V After hearing from many upset would be under the direction of to handle more traffic than it now carries. property coming up fromoSt.Paul and I remember when the Mr.Steak was ap- subsidized housing project will be located residents opposed to a McDonald's Maplewood Police Chief Dick'Schaller. He added that the rezoning proposal think we should aggressively try to get a proved on the corner,that there was talk north of Radatz Avenue and west of White moving into their neighborhood, the was consistent with the intent of the city's professional office building in there. A about the advantage of it over a Bear Avenue near Maplewood Mall. • Maplewood City Council unanimously THE PATROL SYSTEM was an at- and use plan,which was adopted in 1972. building that is two or three stories high McDonald's." O turned down a rezoning request. tempt by the McDonald's officials to "The plan acknowledges that the city is would be a real nice buffer between the "We imposed a lot of requirements on —Granted a special use permit for the The restaurant corporation wanted to soften residents' opposition to the fast- constantly changing," Asaad said. interstate and the neighborhood." Mr.Steak and then advanced it in lieu of it Northeast Metro Alano, Inc., to begin have a 1.4 acre parcel along Sloan Place food restaurant.The citizens repeatedly "Roselawn was once a nice quiet neigh- John Thomas,328 Roselawn Ave.,said being a McDonald's. conducting its meetings at 1955 1 near the intersection of Roselawn Avenue said they were concerned about traffic 'borhood. With the evolution of time, he anticipated noise problems would be "I haven't heard anything here tonight Prosperity Road.Gathering at this ad- 3 in western Maplewood rezoned from increasing in the area with the addition of particularly with the construction of created by the restaurant.He predicted that has convinced me that there ought'to dress will be Maplewood Alcoholics commercial office to business com- the restaurant.They believed this would nearby Interstate 35E,the environment of traffic accidents,particularly those in- be a rezoning," Nelson said. He then .Anonymous Club, Alanon Club and Nj mercial. The rezoning would have endanger children walking to school. the area has changed from what it was." solving emergency vehicles from the recommended the rezoning request be Alateen Club, allowed the construction of a McDonald's. "Traffic is not a legitimate reason to nearby Parkside Fire Station, would denied. Councilwoman Fran Juker —Voted down a city code amendment • None of the neighbors addressing the turn down this rezoning proposal,"Asaad THE PROPOSED SITE for the increase because of. the McDonald's seconded his motion,which was approved establishing a residential estate district.